National games of different countries

CountrySportNotes
AfghanistanBuzkashi
AnguillaYacht racing
Antigua and BarbudaCricket
ArgentinaPatodefined as a national sport in 1953
AustraliaCricket, AFLthere is no official national sport, though there are good arguments for both cricket and Australian Football
BahamasSloop sailingdefined as a national sport in 1993
BangladeshKabaddidefined as a national sport in 1972
BarbadosCricket
BermudaCricket
BhutanArchery
BrazilCapoeiradefined as a national sport in 1972
CanadaLacrosse (summer), Ice hockey (winter)defined as national sports in 1994
ChileChilean rodeodefined as a national sport in 1962
ChinaTable Tennisthere is no official national sport, though table tennis is bery popular and China is well known for this sport
ColombiaTejodefined as a national sport in 2000
Czech RepublicIce hockey
Dominican RepublicBaseball
EnglandCricket
EstoniaBasketball
FinlandPesäpallo
GeorgiaRugby union
GrenadaCricket
GuyanaCricket
HaitiFootball
HungaryFootball or Water polo
IranVarzesh-e Bastani (wrestling)defined as a national sport in 1976
IrelandGaelic games
IsraelFootball
ItalyFootball
JamaicaCricket
JapanSumo Wrestling
LatviaBasketball (summer), Ice hockey (winter)
LithuaniaBasketball
MadagascarRugby union
MauritiusFootball
MexicoCharreríaCharrería is a competitive event similar to rodeo. It was defined as a national sport in 1933
MongoliaArchery, Mongolian wrestling, Horse racing
NepalDandi Biyodefined as a national sport in 1973
New ZealandRugby Union
NorwayCross-country skiing
PakistanField Hockeydefined as a national sport in 1948
Papua New GuineaRugby league
PeruPaleta Frontón
PhilippinesArnisdefined as a national sport in 2009
PolandFootball
Puerto RicoBaseball, Paso FinoPaso Fino horse riding was defined as as the autochthonous sport in 1966.
RomaniaOina
RussiaBandy
ScotlandGolf
SerbiaBanatske Šore
SloveniaAlpine skiing
South KoreaTaekwondo
SpainFootball 
Sri LankaVolleyballdefined as a national sport in 1991
TurkeyOil wrestling & Cirit
Turks and Caicos IslandsCricket
United StatesBaseball
UruguayDestrezas Criollas (Creole Skills)defined as a national sport in 2006
VenezuelaBaseball
WalesRugby union

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